The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-26
THE EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY.
Narrow Escape of an American
Woman.
Occasional Tremors Keep the Inhab-
itants In Suspense.
The Death Roll Now Foots up More
man 2Uoo = scenes and
Incidents.

NICE, Feb 25.-Some wells in this section
dried up while others increased in volume.
A jet Of hot water burst from the bed of the
Poullon River, throwing up mass of shin
giles. at Mentone $50 houses were rendered
uninhabitable. Several fires occurred, but
were speedily extinguished. Military guards
are on duty to pryent pillaging of the wreck
ed houses. The field telegraph is now work.
ing in many places, A bread famine is ex-
pected owing to the destruction Of the ovens
of the bakers. Miss Chapelz, an American,
was buried alive in the ruins Of the Villa
Natal, but was rescued unhurt.
The total number of injured here Is TWEEN
ty-three There have been occasional trem-
ors during the day which caused acute sus-
pense while they lasted. Baron Rochschild,
who was at Monaco. chartered Pullman
car for his family.
ROME, Feb. 25.-It is reported that at Bus
sana, village of 800 inhabitants, successive
shocks levelled nearly every house. One
third Of the people are said to be buried in
the ruins, and there is no hope of rescuing
them.
Not one of the LOG communes in the popu-
lous province Of Porto Maurizio escaped in
jury The villages built on terraces on the
sides of hills are almost obliterated
The total number of deaths reported up to
the present time is about 2O0O Shocks were
felt at Parma, Turin and Cosenza. Undula-
tions of the earth were noticed at Catania, in
Sicily, at the foot Of Mt. Etna. The director
Of the Turin observatory telegraphs that the
seismic instruments are now quiescent, and
that no further disturbance Is feared.
The QQrfbnuQkQ gfrnnulv oil ont =
sea. Off Genoa it woke sailors from their
sleep. At Turin portion of the ceiling of
Santa Teresa church fell upon the worship
pers, but none were killed. In many streets
dered liable to fall At Castellaro, church
collapsed, killing many persons. The trans
| port Rome has left Genoa to take on board
| 500 prisoners confined in 0neglia prison.
| which, expected to collapse. Parties OF
| soldiers have been sent to villages visited by
the earthquake to assist in burying the dead.
| King Humbert desired to proceed to Genoa,
| but was dissuaded therefrom.
Cannes has at the present moment many
! American visitors. Among the New York
various places along the Riviera are Mr.. and
| Mrs. Ogden Goelet and Miss Wilson. Mrs.
| Beach Grant and Miss Adele Grant and Miss
Marion Langdon were at the ball given by
ID. Morgan, Mrs. and Miss Bird, John Beres-
ford, Mr.. Wells, Mr., and Mrs. Robert Clark
son, Miss Jane Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
| gan G. Barnwell, Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge L.
Gerry, DIR. and Mrs. James o. Green, Mr.
| and Mrs. and Mrs. George Henry Warren
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Astor.
| NICE, Feb. 24.-Sixty houses here are tot
tering and ready to fall fromlW Wednesday's
1 earthquake. Many others are much damag-
| ed Fifty persons were injured at Mentone
and one was killed.
GENEVA, Feb. 25.-0seillations Of the
earth from north to south were felt through
out Switzerland, more especially in the cen
tral and southern portions No loss of life
is reported, but much damage was done tC
| property.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-Despatches from Genoa
say the populace slept out doors last night
Many persons went on board ships in the
harb0r and 10000 fled from the city by rail
At house near Dynamar Diana, Mareno, {
ball was proceeding when shock came
The building was completely wrecked, and
terrible loss of life resulted. The dancer:
lay dead in heaps on the ground. Many o.
the houses destroyed had large tanks under
meath them which were filed will
new olive oil intended for expectation tC
France and Germany. A party Of soldiers
while exploring the ruins, found Judge Ross
lying beneath mass of debris. He was still
alive. While men were trying to extricat
one Of the soldiers. Fifteen thousand per
sons have left Nice and the exodus continues
aThroughout Riviera, the railway stations
are thronged with people anxious to ge
away. During Wednesday panic, Frencl
countess gave birth to child in the publ
gardens at Nice.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The seismoscop
set up IN the physical laboratory at the Uni
ted States Signal Office in this city was dis
turbed by and accurately recorded at 1888 a
m, 7.50 meridian time, Feb. %, the arrival q
this point of the recent earthquake that wa
reported TO have occurred in France ant
Italy. A rough calculation gives about 90
miles per hour as the velocity of transmits
sion.